The Catalyst That Makes You Fly

Question to think about: What does it take to change your unhealthy ways?

C.S. Lewis said, "It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be {a jolly sight} harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad."

Change can be hard. Change can be growth. Change can be freedom. The man who had been ill for 38 years changed:
Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up the mat and began walking . . . (John 5:8a, NLT).
The longer we live with unhealthy behavior, the more difficult it is to break free of our unhealthy ways. The catalyst to change has to overrule the power of habitual living. A catalyst is something that changes the rate of a process . . . a chemical reaction to a chemical substance. What was the catalyst?
The man encountered the presence of Christ, God with us.
The man heard and received the words of Christ.
The man responded to the presence and words of Christ.
The man participated with the work of Christ . . . by taking action.

What does this mean for you and I?
To change we need to be unsatisfied with being an "ordinary egg" and surrender to the catalyst of the presence and power of Christ . . . then . . . hatch and fly:
Acknowledge any unhealthy behavior.
Submit to the abiding presence and power of Christ.
Learn, receive, and respond to the Word of God.
Start now . . . the man did not say he would think about it . . . he got up, rolled up his mat and immediately gave up his unhealthy ways.

Enjoy your flight!
Learning with you to respond to the catalyst of the presence of Christ and fly,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)